HEAVENLY CREAM SQUARES

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An ingredient list that includes pudding, pecans and rum extract will give you a pretty good idea why these are called Heavenly Cream Squares.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 3h25m

Yield Makes 9 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

40 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1-1/2 cups)
1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted
1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Cook & Serve Pudding
1-3/4 cups milk
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cut up
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 tsp. rum extract

Steps:

Mix wafer crumbs and margarine. Remove 1/4 cup of the crumb mixture; reserve for later use. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly onto bottom of 9-inch square baking pan.
Prepare pudding mix as directed on package for pudding, using the 1-3/4 cups milk. Add cream cheese, pecans and extract; cook on low heat until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Pour over crust; sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
Refrigerate several hours or overnight until firm. Cut into 9 squares to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Fat 24 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 330 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 5 g